Are your phone skills making or breaking relationships before they even start? It takes about 8 seconds to make a first impression when talking with someone face-to-face, but statistics show that it only takes 4 to 5 seconds when on ...
A few days ago, I was talking to a friend about her recent, emergent, hospital stay. She described it as, “A nightmare.” Always the researcher, I had to dig a bit to learn more. What contributed to “Lauren’s” nightmare boiled ...
Turn a service recovery moment into a WOW experience by Angela Fieler There is a real art to service recovery. When done well, you can turn a problem into an opportunity to shine. I was recently stranded in an airport and was ...
Earlier this month, I presented at the HMPS conference in Miami on the topic of customer experience. The audience was primarily healthcare strategists from all over the country. I was surrounded by some of the brightest and best strategists and ...
Just because you offer training doesn’t mean the lessons are implemented immediately and consistently from that day forward which is why AIDET audits are pivotal to consistent performance. AIDET is an effective communication technique adopted by thousands of healthcare organizations. The acronym ...
Most clients I have worked with say they are striving to be customer-committed. And yet, whether you look at CAHPS scores or the American Customer Satisfaction Index, customers aren’t feeling the love. I’ve had some clients say that they’ve had ...
When it comes to service recovery, four words can be like throwing gasoline on a smoldering fire, turning an irritation into a full-blown conflagration. When one of your employees says, “That’s not my department,” the customer hears: Don’t bother meNot my ...
For more than two decades I’ve conducted focus groups with healthcare employees to understand their beliefs and attitudes toward customer service. When I ask participants to give examples of exceptional service, you may expect to hear about Disney and Ritz ...
Posted by Kristin Baird Yesterday I was in a department store, poring through the racks, looking for a simple, white blouse. Mind you, I could have gone online and browsed a million sites, but I wanted to be able to feel ...
Posted by Kristin Baird We all have those experiences as consumers when things don’t go as expected. We might be disappointed in a meal at a restaurant, or wait longer than expected in line or in the waiting room. But then ...
